10 Movies and TV Shows to watch! (Ugh, quarantine.)

Hi everyone!!

As everyone knows, our country (and most others) are absolute chaos currently. I'm out of school for four weeks, and this NEVER happens. So, I thought I would make you guys a list of some movies and tv shows to watch while you have time, like I'll most likely be doing haha. Let me know how you guys are doing with this whole thing in the comments, and how your area of the world is.

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1. Gilmore girls - yes yes yes yes yes. I started this show this summer, and am absolutely head over heels obsessed. This show is definitely more girly (as you can probably sense from the title), but it's just such a good show.

2. Frozen 2 - I haven't watched this one yet, but I'm definitely going to soon. They released it early on Disney+, so if you haven't seen it yet, it might be a good watch.

3. Kim Possible - If you want a good old 2000's cartoon, that is hilarious and just is relatable, definitely watch this one. We watched it a lot growing up, and plan to rewatch it from the beginning during this whole thing.

4. 9 to 5- If you want a really funny, feminist movie, this one is great. It's so funny and we've watched it several times. I definitely recommend this one.

5. Fuller House - This one is definitely more family-ish, but it's a spinoff of a great classic, I haven't watched the last season yet, but I do want to.

6. Letters to Juliet - I'm not sure if this one is out anywhere currently, but it's a really good movie. It was out on Hulu a bit ago, but they stopped playing it unfortunately.

7. Any old Disney show - Disney+ is streaming a bunch of the old Disney shows, so I definitely recommend any of those like Austin and Ally, Good luck Charlie, Liv and Maddie is on Netflix, etc. etc. There are stupid parts to them, but they're funny.

8. Any old Disney movie - These older movies on Disney+ are just classic, like if you haven't seen High School Musical 1, 2, and 3, you seriously need to, or something else like Camp Rock 1 and 2, Geek Charming, etc. etc. These are all such classics and they're really not that long or anything either.

9. Good Witch - Good Witch is on Netflix, it's a Hallmark show, it's so good. It's dramatic, but funny, and just entertaining honestly. It has some great love stories through it that are really interesting to me, so I just love it. DEFINITELY recommend.

10. You've got mail - If you want a classic cute rom-com, this is definitely for you. It's so cute! I love this one.

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So yeah! That's about it. I hope you enjoyed this, let me know your quarantine recommendations in the comments!

-Izzy

School Spirit Week \\ Decades day!

Hi everyone!

This week at school, it was really fun because we had Decades Day!! I go on Mondays and Wednesdays, and both days we were supposed to dress like whatever decade we wanted to. Skirts aren't allowed, so I dressed like the 90's both days. I thought I would show you guys my outfits! So yeah, let's do it.

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Monday -

So for my Decades Day look this time, I wore a Hard Rock Cafe shirt that my mom used to have from San Francisco, some really big ripped jeans from Target, and white shoes from Michael's. I used pink eyeshadow each day to add some fun to it haha.

Wednesday-

For this outfit, i wore practically the same thing, I wore a Hard Rock Cafe shirt but rainbow from Las Vegas, some black ripped jeans from Walmart, white shoes from Walmart, and an old jean jacket of my moms. It was really cute and comfy.

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So yeah! That's about it. It was a really fun week, and I really enjoyed it. Let me know what posts you want to see in the future!

-Izzy

How to be productive, + school tips and tricks!

Hi everyone!

I have not posted in so long! Things here have been absolute insanity, so I've just been thinking for the past days and days I NEED to write a blog post, but I haven't gotten to it until right now! Plus, also, I haven't known what to write about, so let me know what you want to see on this blog in the comments! I find myself procrastinating a LOT with school, so I thought I would share some tips on how to help with that! So yeah, let's get into it.

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1. Make it fun if possible - A lot of times, school to me is just so BORING and not fun at all, and I just want to sit and watch tv. So if you have something that doesn't really require thinking, but is just tedious like writing down definitions, do something to clear your mind while you do it so you're prepared to do what IS boring and requires thought. My favorite thing is to turn on Netflix and watch an episode of something 30-45 minutes long and get all of my tedious work done during that time, then I can focus when I have to do my other work.

2. Put your phone AWAY - One of my biggest distractions is definitely my phone. I find myself looking at it every two seconds to see if i have a text or an Instagram notification. Then, my mind completely goes away from school and forgets everything I was doing. To help with this, put your phone OUT OF SIGHT. You can put it in a different room, or just somewhere else in the room, and always face down so that you can't see the screen light up. I've found myself telling myself that if I do school then, I can look at my phone later, and have more notifications than when I just look at the clear screen over and over again.

3. Matching games - I've tried to use Quizlet in the past, but I've found that it doesn't help me as much as this tactic does. I just did this this morning for my Biology test. If you're like me and struggle with memorizing definitions, this will help you so much. Basically, just get paper and cut out little squares of paper, and on one of them write the definition, and on one just write the name of the definition. Then, set them all on the floor face down and play a matching game with them. Every time you turn one over, say it out loud to get it registered in your mind. I'm not joking, this works so well. From a person who is TERRIBLE at definitions, if you go do your test immediately after this, it goes great. I got every single definition, and I'm never able to do that.

4. Do NOT listen to music unless it helps you - I find when I listen to music while trying to do school,   I end up jamming out to music for hours and getting NOTHING done. So I definitely wouldn't recommend doing this, unless it helps you, then go right ahead.

5. Stay focused - I really struggle with choosing to watch Netflix or do something else instead of just doing my assigned school that I NEED to get done. When I start a Netflix show or something instead of doing school, I remind myself that I would be much more relaxed if I did school and THEN watched Netflix, because that way, I'm not thinking about what I need to do the whole time, and I don't feel guilty.

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So yeah! I don't know if any of these will help you, but I hope they do! Let me know what your tips are, and let me know what posts you want to see, I need inspiration!

-Izzy

February Wrap-Up

Wow.

February was an absolute whirlwind of a month. I feel like January passed by 1 second at a time, while February went by 2 days at a time. February has been insane, but I thought I would share with you guys what I did during the month!

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1. A peaceful night at home

I go to school every Monday, and so after one long Monday at the beginning of February, we came home to see our favorite neighborhood cat in our yard. We went out there to go see her, and we witnessed the most gorgeous sunset. My sisters and I sat out there for about an hour, just swinging and enjoying the chilly weather. It was great.

2. It snowed twice!

Ok, but one of these was super upsetting because I had really been looking forward to it snowing here, because as some of you may know, I do live in the south which means we NEVER get snow. One of the days it decided to snow happened to be a day where I had rehearsal from 9-4. I was super sad. I did get to enjoy it a different day, but none of it stuck unfortunately. Rehearsal did get cancelled because of it, though.

3. Valentine's Day! \\ I spent Valentine's Day at a two rehearsal day, which meant I was rehearsing from 9-5. I got to give some of the kids Valentine's, though, which was fun.

4. rehearsal rehearsal rehearsal \\ I had a show this week, so rehearsals were full fledged for that and for the other show I'm in, that is going on in April.

5. My show

*just a little photo of me looking v tired in one of my 9 COSTUME CHANGES*

We closed my last Middle school show at my school last night, and I'm so happy about that. Tech week this week actually ended up being a great experience, and it was really fun, but I am thankful to get some of my life back. It lifts from me having to have two rehearsals on Friday's, and also two rehearsals on Wednesday's. I'm glad that this week went pretty well, and I'm excited to see what's coming next year once I'm in High School.

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What I've enjoyed this month-

Music- all of the music, I just love so many different artists.

Gilmore Girls and Good Witch - I know I mentioned the first one in my last post, but I can't help mentioning it again. The second one I just started in February, Good Witch, and it's honestly a really good show. I'm really enjoying it. I finished season 1 today, that was my post tech week treat haha. :)

My planner - I like writing down what I've done each day, and it's just a really good planner honestly.

My big grey blanket - I got a queen sized blanket for my bed that's grey, its from Costco, I got it in November, but I'm still really enjoying it haha.

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So yeah! That's about it for this month, it was honestly so crazy. How was y'all's month? Let me know in the comments down below.

-Izzy

Share the love tag!

Hi everyone!!

I am so thrilled to announce that I was nominated by Ash Ronnel over at Starlight Strands for the Share the love tag! First off, a huge thank you to Ash for nominating me! Her blog is so amazing and I definitely recommend you read her posts. Second, let's get right into it!

Rules-

1. Link back to the creator of this tag, aka Ash.

2: Include the tag banner in your post! (the banner is right here below)

3: Answer the questions by recognizing as many bloggers as you can for each. Don't recognize the same blogger twice, the goal is to spread as much love as you can!

4: Make sure to provide the link to every blog you mention.

5: Tag all the bloggers you mentioned in your answers.

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1. The first bloggers you found-

Grace Marie @ The Worthy Beloved

Grace Marie always seems to inspire me and she is just such a sweet person!

Tane Hannah @ Fifth out of Ten

Tane is so sweet and I always love her Five Minute Friday posts, and she has been so welcoming to me as I started this new adventure in the blogging world.

Germaine Han @ Germaine Han

Germaine has so much different, varying content and it is so inspirational and helpful!

Ash Ronnel @ Starlight Strands

Ash is such a sweet person, her posts are amazing, and she always takes the time to comment something sweet on my posts. <3

2. Bloggers who have perfect timing with their posts-

Elizabeth @ Chasing Moonlight

Elizabeth's posts are honestly so beautiful and lovely in every way.

Sarah @ Paper-ish

Sarah's posts are so relatable, and feel so real and honest.

Lisa Elis @ Inkwell

Her blog is so aesthetically pleasing, I actually love it. Her posts are inspiring and helpful, and just so relatable.

3. Bloggers with beautiful blog design-

Nicole Isabel @ Wallflowerings

The way her blog is set up and organized makes me so happy. Her photography is gorgeous.

Mackenzie @ Mainly Mackenzie

Simple but beautiful, her blog design is so awesome.

Jenna Terese @ Jenna Terese

I love the coloring of her blog, plus she's such a sweet person.

4. Bloggers who inspire and encourage you-

Mira @ Stepping in Sunshine

Her photography is so amazing, and her posts inspire me so much.

Sarah Margaret @ The Introverted Extrovert

Sarah's posts are so gorgeous and aesthetically pleasing!

Zielle @ Write in the Dark

Zielle just launched her new blog a couple of months ago, but she has been so encouraging to me!

5. Bloggers who make you laugh -

Mary Kate @ Sarcastic Scribblings
Mary Kate's posts are awesome, and often her sarcasm just makes me laugh really hard. XD

Nicole Dust @ Legend of a Writer
Nicole is one of the sweetest bloggers I know, and her posts are just so funny and relatable.

6. Bloggers who's posts you can relate to all the time-

Bella @ Wanderlust and Story Dust
Her blog is SO aesthetic. Ever since she posted about Hallmark movies, I knew I related to her XD

Francesca Louise @ Bella Momento | Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle
This blogger did a really cool set of Blogmas posts that I really enjoyed following along to. :)<3

Erin Marie @ Acoustic Erin
I love Erin's posts, her photography is beautiful and her blog is really just so relatable.

7. Bloggers who post really helpful and\or beautiful content

Elizabeth @ "Ice Cream" Whispers Clara - a girly aesthetic blog of beauty and self care
Elizabeth's posts are so aesthetic, and her self care tips are awesome!

Julia Ryan @ Twilight to Dawn
Julia's poetry is actually beautiful, and her photography is just as amazing.

Abby Franklin @ Sunshine Soul
Abby's photography is beautiful, and her posts are really relatable and interesting to read.

Bloggers who are really consistent and involved in the community-

Mikayla Holman @ Mikayla Holman
Mikayla is always encouraging and is super sweet. :)

Chloë @ Chloë Mali
Chloe has this really cool new project going on called The Hope Project, which is really amazing. Her posts are also amazing.

Lauren @ Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren is really involved in the community and I love her posts so much!

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I tag...

Everyone who was mentioned in this post

1. Grace Marie
2. Tane Hannah
3. Germaine Han
4. Ash Ronnel (well this is obvious XD)
5. Elizabeth
6. Sarah
7. Lisa Elis
8. Nicole Isabel
9. Mackenzie
10. Jenna Terese
11. Mira
12. Sarah Margaret
13. Zielle
14. Mary Kate
15. Nicole
16. Bella
17. Francesca Louise
18. Erin Marie
19. Elizabeth ("Ice Cream" Whispers Clara - a girly aesthetic blog of beauty and self care)
20. Julia Ryan
21. Abby Franklin
22. Mikayla Holman
23. Chloë
24. Lauren

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Here are the questions for you to copy + paste:

1: The first bloggers you found...

2: Bloggers who have perfect timing with their posts...

3: Bloggers with beautiful blog design...

4: Bloggers who inspire and encourage you...

5: Bloggers who make you laugh...

6: Bloggers whose posts you can relate to all the time...

7: Bloggers who post really helpful and/or beautiful content...

8: Bloggers who are really consistent and involved in the community...

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Thank you so much to Ash for nominating me! It was such an honor to be nominated, please go check her blog out! I hope you enjoyed this post :)

-Izzy

My favorite self care products and ideas!

Hi everyone!

My life is honestly pretty crazy. Trying to manage loads of school, being in two musicals, a social life, and having time to relax is difficult. So, I do a bunch of this kind of stuff on Sundays, to reset for my week. I thought I would share with you a couple of products that I love to make me just feel happy!

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1. Use a bath wash-

When I just want to add something extra during my shower to smell even better, I use this Warm vanilla sugar bath wash from Bath and Body Works. It smells like cookies (so amazing) and it just makes me smell so freaking good.

2. Do a face mask-

I do this every Sunday, just to kind of relax me and get my skin ready for another week of makeup all the time, haha! I use a variety, like this one I pictured, and then some ones in bags from walmart. Because I don't use much, I can usually get two uses out of the bags, which is nice.

3. Work out-



I love doing this on Sundays to really feel ready and prepared for the next week. Today is Sunday when I'm writing this, and I did one today and I am DEAD.

4. Exfoliate



I honestly don't notice a difference with this (LOL), but I do this anyways haha. I use this cheap one, which isn't really great, but I've gotten used to it.

5. Eat your comfort food-



For me, this is insta-pot lasagna. Eat something that you love, who cares about diets.

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So yeah! These are just a few ideas, let me know in the comments what you guys do for self care!
-Izzy

What I take to a theatre competition with me!

Hi everyone!

I went to a theatre competition last week, and I thought I would show you guys what I brought. This might be helpful for some of you guys, and if its not, I hope you still enjoy reading it.

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1. My bag -

This is a bag that I got from Target, and I absolutely love it! It holds just enough for me, and it's so cute!

2. A hairbrush

A must have.

3. Tights

I had to have these for one of my costumes, so I packed 2 pairs just to be safe.

4. Extra Makeup

Since we had to be there all day, I figured I better reapply before my big competition. So, I brought some eyeliner, mascara, an eyeshadow brush, highlighter, concealer, a beauty blender, and an eyeshadow palette.

5. Bandaids

I always bleed, so these are just a need for me LOL.

6. Bobby Pins

As you can see, these have definitely been used, but I still have some.

7. Hair ties

These three things that I've just listed are all in my emergency bag.

8. Bike shorts



I brought two pairs, because EMERGENCIES. I always lose mine right before I go on stage haha.

9. Earbuds



These totally came in handy for downtime. I loved having them with me.

10. Portable Charger



I didn't use this this time, but I can see how it would really come in handy. I'm excited to put it in my school bag and start using it.

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So yeah! That's it. I hope you enjoyed this post!
-Izzy

January Wrap-up

Hi everyone!

Wow. January was A MONTH. It was a pretty good month, pretty fun, but also EXTREMELY busy. Trying to keep up with being in two shows, doing school, and a competition was INSANE. It was really fun, but just crazy. So yeah, let's get into it!

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1. My Birthday!

I FINALLY turned 14!! So thankful to finally be out of being 13 honestly, haha. I feel like being 14 is stepping out of like the middle school age and moving up, idk maybe it's just me haha. I went to school all day on my birthday, and it was amazing. My friends were super sweet, and one of them even brought me a balloon. It was great.

2. Spent a lot of time with friends

Two of our best friends have started coming over on Wednesday afternoons a lot, and its just been really nice to be able to spend more time with them.

3. Learned how to longboard

On one of those Wednesdays, my best friend taught me how to long board and I LOVED it!! It was so much fun!!

4. Got a new car!

This may sound bland to y'all, but this is a big deal for us. We got rid of our car we had for 14 years (Ikr, as old as me!), and got a new one! It's so nice.

5. Competition

This past weekend, my school went to our annual theatre competition. It was so much fun. We got to walk around a university all weekend, and I also missed THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS SO UPSET. But it was super nice, and the campus was pretty. We won you guys! I participated in the ensemble musical theatre competition, and solo musical theatre. I didn't place in the solo musical theatre, but WE WON THE ENSEMBLE MUSICAL THEATRE!!! This was so big for us. I'm so excited.

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What I've enjoyed this month -

Gilmore Girls. Just Gilmore Girls. This is a tv show that can constantly cheer me up, and is never boring. No spoilers in the comments!

I love Lewis Capaldi. His music is so good.

Walking. Walking around that college campus was so peaceful.

Dancing. I did so much of it this month.

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So yeah, that's about it. This month has been crazy, but really fun. How was your January?
-Izzy

My Makeup Routine!

Hi everyone!!

Today I will be showing you guys my makeup routine. I absolutely love playing with makeup, and I've found this routine is what looks best and most natural, but still looks nice. So yeah! Let's get right into it.

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Step 1. Before

So this is me before makeup, thought I would show a before and after haha.

Step 2. Concealer

My favorite concealer is this Covergirl Clean Matte Concealer. So basically I just put that on underneath my eyes and blend it in. On my concealer and foundation, I use this beauty blender, and I'm not even sure where I got it at this point. I've had it for a really long time and it has been used to death haha.

Step 3. Foundation

I use the Maybelline New York Fit Me! foundation. I use it in the shade 112. I used to wear 110, but found it was too light for me, so I switched to 112. Then I just put a dab of that on both of my cheeks, and blend it all over my face.

Step 4. Color Correction Powder

On top of that, I then use the Elf Color Correction powder. It has blue, pink, green, and yellow for color correcting. So, I just put that all over my face.

Step 5. Setting Spray

I spray a few spritzes of this Elf Makeup Mist and Set setting spray on. I don't know honestly if it helps me keep my makeup on, but I use it lol.

Step 6. Highlighter

I love highlighter way too much haha. Lately I've been using this Laura Ashley palette I got from one of my friends for Christmas. I use the color blush on my cheeks, nose, and forehead.

Step 7. Eyeshadow

My mom got me this amazing Revolution Makeup Revolution London pallete. It's so nice, I'm in love with it. So basically, I just use two different colors of brown in my crease, and some pink in the center to get a brown\pink look.

Step 8. Highlighter again

Then, I just put some more of this Laura Ashley pallete's highlighter on my eye crease in the color Sand. It's this really pretty gold and I just love it.

Step 9. Mascara

I always use this mascara, it is the Maybelline New York Colossal Volum' Express'. This mascara is SO SO good, oh my gosh. I love it so much. I'm currently running out of it though, so in this post I used this one that I got in a makeup set for Christmas, and it is the Max Studio mascara. It is about the same as the Maybelline, and is a good back up.

Step 10. Eyebrows

For my eyebrows, I don't do anything complicated. Basically, I just put on this Elf Clear Brow Gel, and then I take a light brown from this Covergirl TruNaked Nudes Pallete and darken up my brows with it.

Step 11. Finished!

So yeah!! This is the finished product. I don't really need makeup, but it's just something I enjoy doing, so I do it.

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If you made it down to here, comment "made it". Thank you guys for reading this! I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what your favorite makeup product is, I'd love some suggestions!

-Izzy